An inhomogeneous Josephson phase in thin-film and high-Tc superconductors

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumn 468, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-293

  Imry, Y ^a   Strongin, M ^b   Homes, C C ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

(Super)conductor insulator transition; Inhomogenous superconductivity; Josephson phase; ns Tc correlations

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DOMAIN WALLS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

CONDUCTOR-INSULATOR TRANSITION; INHOMOGENOUS SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; JOSEPHSON PHASE; SUPERCONDUCTING GAPS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 39649120774     PISSN: 09214534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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